Experience

Unqork

• United States
• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Solutions Architect

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Building robust enterprise solutions for industry-leading finance & insurance organizations! Using the top Codeless as a Service (CaaS) platform, I help clients organize their messy processes. Lead in-depth discovery sessions with client stakeholders to elicit requirements and document current- and future-state applications. Produce end-to-end architectural design solutions and diagrams to meet business and technical needs. Perform complex integrations with existing business systems for a seamless, data-rich, and easy-to-use end user experience. Build out POCs for training, reuse, and broad adoption by our legions of certified configurators Provide subject matter expertise in software design, architecture, and Property & Casualty insurance domains Show less



Insurity

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, System Integrator Engagement

  • Sep 2021 - Jun 2022

  I manage a team of Software Architects and Business Analysts who work with System Integrator partners to develop on our Policy Administration platform on behalf of top Property & Casualty Insurance carriers. My team is made up of highly skilled, doggedly driven technology & insurance professionals. I do everything in my power to give them the agency & runway to do great things for our company and customers.I have recently developed a comprehensive developer and analyst curriculum and certification process so our SI partners can implement custom solutions for their insurance carrier engagements. This also includes working with our DevOps & IT group to establish a secure, rapidly deployed sandbox training environment for our partners to acquire & refine their skills in developing on our platform.In addition to the SI Enablement program, I work to improve our software development processes and documentation to quickly onboard and support our junior developers and offshore development teams. When I can, I get back into the code to keep my skills fresh and mentor our up-and-coming software developers. Show less

• Expert Services Manager

  • Feb 2021 - Sep 2021

  Manage a team of Solution Architects, focusing on System Integrator enablement, training, and solution consultation.

• Solution Architect / Software Engineer

  • May 2007 - Feb 2021

  Research, design, and develop solutions for a full-lifecycle Insurance Administration system in both SaaS and deployed environments using a number of technologies and patterns, mainly Microsoft .Net (VB.Net, C#) along with JavaScript (including Knockout), JSON, and XML.Provide technical consultation, leadership, and active development for medium to large-scale projects, from $1M - $5M initial contracts with upwards of $250K recurring revenue. End-to-end project oversight, including initial technical discussions and requirements elicitation and review at client sites, requirements confirmation, technical architecture design, and specification development. From there, develop according to specification and provide direction to a team of 1-10 developers.Act as a liaison between development team and project leadership to provide metrics and easily-digestible project updates, keeping the project running on schedule while maintaining high standards of quality. Train and mentor on- and off-shore colleagues, acting as a team lead to establish and promote best practices and champion effective collaboration. Show less



Zebra Technologies

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Engineer

  • Nov 2002 - May 2007

  Manage technical support department for thermal printer division, which produced highly-reliable printers for self-service applications, such as information kiosks, ticketing, and receipts. Research quality control issues for hardware. Develop and support printer software, including diagnostic tools and drivers. Developed the company's first standards-compliant Linux printer driver for embedded systems. Participate in tradeshows, showcasing products and developing technical relationships with vendors and direct clients. Perform technical hardware and software support remotely and at clients' installed locations. Show less



Digital Support Corporation

• Portsmouth, RI

• Service Manager

  • Oct 2000 - Nov 2002